Chairman of the Legislative Study Group Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, explains the Texas on the Brink report released April 15, 2013 by the Legislative Study Group.

The latest version of the Texas on the Brink report shows Texas remains behind most states on public school expenditures per student, the number of uninsured residents, and other areas of education, health, environment and economy.

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